Marcus Smith returns to England's starting XV at full-back and Tommy Freeman moves to outside centre for the Six Nations ...

The saga of Marcus Smith has another compelling chapter. Across the last 12 months, the ...

and brought Marcus Smith in again to start at full-back. Wing Ollie Sleightholme, despite scoring two tries in Sunday's victory over Italy, has been dropped from the squad. Hooker Jamie George and ...

Marcus Smith had been Steve Borthwick's first-choice pick at No 10 since the 2023 Rugby World Cup whenever ... Elsewhere, former skipper Jamie George will start at hooker, meaning he will win ...

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with Ollie Chessum replacing George Martin at lock, also confirmed the tee duties on Tuesday afternoon. Marcus Smith spurned five points with two hooked strikes, which led to Fin Smith assuming ...

Marcus Smith is back in Steve Borthwick’s good books and will start at full-back for England in Wales on Saturday. Borthwick has reshuffled his back line with Smith promoted from the bench, wing ...

Steve Borthwick has told England not to be cowed by the Cardiff cauldron after the head coach revealed that he is prepared to unleash three fly-halves in the hunt for the Six Nations title against ...

Job done for England and job done for Marcus Smith as Steve Borthwick’s side ... And moment of the day came when centurion Jamie George produced a delicious offload to hand Sleightholme his ...

Fin Smith will start at fly-half for the tournament finale, with George Ford named on the bench ... one of the most iconic venues in rugby,’ said Borthwick. ‘The atmosphere will be electric ...